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12-08-2011, 04:03 AM
Princeton is a top GCL school, but I still expected the Lady rebels to come out on top
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12-08-2011, 04:03 AM
12/7/2011
Princeton (Ohio) 75
Boone Co. 66
Princeton (Ohio) 14 16 22 23 75
Boone Co. 22 13 16 15 66
Princeton (4-0) -- Roper 14, Ballew 5, K. Mitchell 31, Rucker 2, Smith 6, C. Mitchell 15, Harden 2.
Boone Co. (2-1) -- Popp 3, Jones 4, A. Switzer 3, Moss 38, Nash 6, E. Switzer 2, Hill 10.
Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/23/15374...z1fvRvqW6G
Princeton (Ohio) 75
Boone Co. 66
Princeton (Ohio) 14 16 22 23 75
Boone Co. 22 13 16 15 66
Princeton (4-0) -- Roper 14, Ballew 5, K. Mitchell 31, Rucker 2, Smith 6, C. Mitchell 15, Harden 2.
Boone Co. (2-1) -- Popp 3, Jones 4, A. Switzer 3, Moss 38, Nash 6, E. Switzer 2, Hill 10.
Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/23/15374...z1fvRvqW6G
12-08-2011, 04:34 AM
I picked the Lady Rebs in this one as well. Dang, Moss dropped 38 and they still got beat. Congrats to Princeton on the win.
12-08-2011, 05:05 AM
I did not realize that Princeton with the #1 team in Cincinnati
12-08-2011, 05:06 AM
Number 1 and Number 1 clashed Wednesday when the Princeton girls' basketball team visited Boone County for a contest pitting the top-ranked squads in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
Princeton, ranked first in the Enquirer Division I Ohio area coaches' poll, and Boone County, ranked first by Northern Kentucky coaches, met for the third year in a row following a pair of wins by the Vikings
Round three also went to Princeton, which remained unbeaten with a 75-66 come-from-behind win over the previously unbeaten Rebels.
The Vikings, who improved to 4-0, scored 45 second-half points to pull away. Boone County, which led by eight after one quarter, fell to 2-1, despite a game-high 38 points and 16 rebounds from Sydney Moss, who scored 24 points after the break.
"Out shot selection was much better in the second half. In the first half, it was horrible," Princeton coach Jill Phillips said.
Leading the way for the Vikings were sophomore twins Kelsey Mitchell, who hit five 3-pointers and scored 31 points, and Chelsea Mitchell, who added 15 points.
"Kelsey took 14 shots in the first half; she took 16 the whole game on Saturday," Phillips said. "She finished with 23 shots, but her shot selection was a lot better in the second half."
The Vikings pulled it out in the fourth quarter as both sisters played with four fouls. Chelsea Mitchell eventually fouled out.
"What I thought Kelsey Mitchell did well in the second half was draw three and four defenders to her and then find open players," Boone County coach Nell Fookes said. "And those open players hit shots."
Following eight second-half tie scores and lead changes, Jada Ballew gave the Vikings the lead for good, 63-61, on a baseline drive with 2:43 to play in the game. Kelsey Mitchell, who provided the feed, finished with six assists.
http://www.NKY.com
Princeton, ranked first in the Enquirer Division I Ohio area coaches' poll, and Boone County, ranked first by Northern Kentucky coaches, met for the third year in a row following a pair of wins by the Vikings
Round three also went to Princeton, which remained unbeaten with a 75-66 come-from-behind win over the previously unbeaten Rebels.
The Vikings, who improved to 4-0, scored 45 second-half points to pull away. Boone County, which led by eight after one quarter, fell to 2-1, despite a game-high 38 points and 16 rebounds from Sydney Moss, who scored 24 points after the break.
"Out shot selection was much better in the second half. In the first half, it was horrible," Princeton coach Jill Phillips said.
Leading the way for the Vikings were sophomore twins Kelsey Mitchell, who hit five 3-pointers and scored 31 points, and Chelsea Mitchell, who added 15 points.
"Kelsey took 14 shots in the first half; she took 16 the whole game on Saturday," Phillips said. "She finished with 23 shots, but her shot selection was a lot better in the second half."
The Vikings pulled it out in the fourth quarter as both sisters played with four fouls. Chelsea Mitchell eventually fouled out.
"What I thought Kelsey Mitchell did well in the second half was draw three and four defenders to her and then find open players," Boone County coach Nell Fookes said. "And those open players hit shots."
Following eight second-half tie scores and lead changes, Jada Ballew gave the Vikings the lead for good, 63-61, on a baseline drive with 2:43 to play in the game. Kelsey Mitchell, who provided the feed, finished with six assists.
http://www.NKY.com
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12-08-2011, 09:24 AM
Had to go with the #1 player in the class of 2014 in this one, but looks like Boone Co. gave them a good game and Sidney played very well, just not enough offensive help.
12-08-2011, 02:09 PM
What Moss did last night was accomplished on sheer effort and guts. She generally was involved in helping break the press, crashed the boards to rebound, and defended intensely (blocked sx shots including at least two of Kelsey Mitchell's, including blocking a 3 and retrieving the ball and helping on Kelsey to swat a driving lay-up out of bounds from behind).
The amazing thing is that her shot was not falling (had it been she would have topped 50 last night and Boone would have won). But she hustled like crazy after her own misses, 2-3 times getting three shots off including follows before scoring or being fouled. She was generally surrounded by 2-3 girls when around the hoop and just continued to battle. Again, shots she has historically made fall and the outcome is different.
The game was actually Princeton up by 3 with just under a minute to go and Boone with the ball, but Boone missed and Princeton cleaned up at the free throw line as Boone had to foul.
Princeton is really tough, quicker than anybody in Kentucky, good defensively with excellent hands and footwork, sound as far as their offensive and defensive schemes, and last night had one of their better overall shooting games. And they needed that to beat Boone.
Kelsey Mitchell is as good as advertised although she still makes some "young" mistakes (she is young!), and her sister is pretty good as well. In fact their first 7 or 8 is really solid.
Coach Fookes continued to play her two frosh guards in pressure situations, I'm sure pointing toward the end of the season and that will pay off down the road.
Really good game to watch and worth the 7+ hours of driving (over and back) I did to be there!
The amazing thing is that her shot was not falling (had it been she would have topped 50 last night and Boone would have won). But she hustled like crazy after her own misses, 2-3 times getting three shots off including follows before scoring or being fouled. She was generally surrounded by 2-3 girls when around the hoop and just continued to battle. Again, shots she has historically made fall and the outcome is different.
The game was actually Princeton up by 3 with just under a minute to go and Boone with the ball, but Boone missed and Princeton cleaned up at the free throw line as Boone had to foul.
Princeton is really tough, quicker than anybody in Kentucky, good defensively with excellent hands and footwork, sound as far as their offensive and defensive schemes, and last night had one of their better overall shooting games. And they needed that to beat Boone.
Kelsey Mitchell is as good as advertised although she still makes some "young" mistakes (she is young!), and her sister is pretty good as well. In fact their first 7 or 8 is really solid.
Coach Fookes continued to play her two frosh guards in pressure situations, I'm sure pointing toward the end of the season and that will pay off down the road.
Really good game to watch and worth the 7+ hours of driving (over and back) I did to be there!
12-08-2011, 02:17 PM
WV Frank Wrote:What Moss did last night was accomplished on sheer effort and guts. She generally was involved in helping break the press, crashed the boards to rebound, and defended intensely (blocked sx shots including at least two of Kelsey Mitchell's, including blocking a 3 and retrieving the ball and helping on Kelsey to swat a driving lay-up out of bounds from behind).
The amazing thing is that her shot was not falling (had it been she would have topped 50 last night and Boone would have won). But she hustled like crazy after her own misses, 2-3 times getting three shots off including follows before scoring or being fouled. She was generally surrounded by 2-3 girls when around the hoop and just continued to battle. Again, shots she has historically made fall and the outcome is different.
The game was actually Princeton up by 3 with just under a minute to go and Boone with the ball, but Boone missed and Princeton cleaned up at the free throw line as Boone had to foul.
Princeton is really tough, quicker than anybody in Kentucky, good defensively with excellent hands and footwork, sound as far as their offensive and defensive schemes, and last night had one of their better overall shooting games. And they needed that to beat Boone.
Kelsey Mitchell is as good as advertised although she still makes some "young" mistakes (she is young!), and her sister is pretty good as well. In fact their first 7 or 8 is really solid.
Coach Fookes continued to play her two frosh guards in pressure situations, I'm sure pointing toward the end of the season and that will pay off down the road.
Really good game to watch and worth the 7+ hours of driving (over and back) I did to be there!
Awesome recap!:Thumbs:
I really like the persepctive on Fookes and the Frosh. What so many people forget is that November and December are all about setting up February and March.
My favorite coach for many reasons was Denny Crum. He was in a very weak conference, so he loaded up his early season schedule with monster games, and a lot of times his young Cards took their beatings. But come March, his kids were battle ready and were not intimidated by anyone on the other bench.
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